The Mountains to Sea Trail is in North Carolina. The section which traverses Watauga County is a distance of 16 miles. The intent of this blog shall be to share the progress of our work and the beauty of the trail with others. This blog is hosted and moderated by Shelton Wilder.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

May 10 Moving on South

Chris and Marietta have been working as a couples team on the west side of the parkway near MP278.6. Like forest elves, they come in and do their good work and move on. On to the progress ~

You may recall this photo from the April posting.Click here They begun the work at this point at the bottom of the ridge near the road. Today they picked up at the top of the ridge (see line ;) and continued up and over to the traverse.

A good cut was made and the trail is extended another 200 feet. Also a number of safety flagged dead trees, limbs, and other hazards were removed. Thanks Chris and Marietta and all the volunteers who are moving the MST forward, step by step, inch by inch southward! One of these days I'm going to get a photo of those elusive woodlands elfin!

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We welcome new volunteer helpers on the Mountains to Sea Trail in Watauga County. There is something for everyone to do no matter what your ability or experience. We have participants ranging in age from 14 to 84. For more information please contact John (828-963-6901) our Task Force Co-ordinator and Crew leader or Shelton (828.264.5317) Crew Leader and Blog Moderator for more information. We will have scheduled work days on the Thursday prior to the third Saturday of each month AND the third Saturday of each month. We supply all of the tools and gloves. Look for the MST WORK sign along the road. If you miss us at 8:30 come to the Blue Ridge Parkway and look for our orangeMST WORKsign!